The High Court has directed the government to establish an independent and separate secretariat for the Supreme Court of Bangladesh within three months. The full 185-page verdict, delivered by a bench comprising Justice Ahmed Sohel and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury, was released on Tuesday. The ruling returns the authority over the control and discipline of subordinate court judges to the Supreme Court.

According to the judgment, the government must implement the directive based on the Supreme Court’s proposal and complete the formation of the secretariat within the specified timeframe. The verdict marks the final directive for creating a distinct administrative structure for the judiciary.

The bench had originally issued the ruling on September 3 of the previous year, and the publication of the full text now sets a clear timeline for the government to act on the order.